Devil's Rooming House : The True Story of America's Deadliest Female Serial Killer

from RidgewayGirl

The Devil's Rooming House could more accurately be called The Devil's Assisted Living Care Facility but I can see why they went for the somewhat snappier title. This is a book in the mold of The Devil in the White City, combining the story of a serial killer with a larger event, although this one...

from ReadingWithMartinis

I was lured into this book by the subtitle. Female serial killers are so rare, especially one that was killing people 100 years ago, that I decided to give this book a go. Unfortunately, this book turned out to be just OK. The story, while interesting, wasn't all that compelling. I didn't really ...

from bnbookgirl

Similar to Devil in the White City in the way it follows a crime along with a historical event. I was dissappointed that it dropped the heat wave a quarter of the way through and concentrated only on the crime. I wanted to read more about both. This story follows Amy Archer-Gilligan, the most pro...

from majesdane

Not the best written non-fiction book ever, but there's so little out there about Amy Archer-Gilligan and her murders-for-profit that it was an enjoyable read regardless.

from kraaivrouw

I'm a huge fan of Arsenic and Old Lace, both as a play and a movie, so I thought it would be really cool to know more about the real world story. I was expecting something more like The Devil in the White City, especially because initially the author provided a lot of history about the destructiv...